Spontaneous tension pneumothorax as a complication of Coronavirus disease 2019: Case report and literature review

<p></p><div> <p>Primary spontaneous tension pneumothorax (STP) is a rare and life-threatening condition. We report a case of COVID-19-pneumonia patient who developed STP as a complication. He had a prolonged hospital stay and was ultimately discharged asymptomatic. A systematic literature search was performed to review studies (<i>N</i>=12) reporting STP in the setting of COVID-19.</p> </div><p></p><h2>Other Information</h2> <p> Published in: Clinical Case Reports<br> License: <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5852" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5852</a></p>